Comparative navy officer ranks of the Americas

Rank comparison chart of navies of North and South American states.

Officers

Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers
 Antigua and Barbuda Coast Guard[1]
Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Lieutenant
(junior grade) 		Sub-lieutenant
 Argentine Navy[2]
Almirante Vicealmirante Contralmirante Comodoro de marina Capitán de navío Capitán de fragata Capitán de corbeta Teniente de navío Teniente de fragata Teniente de corbeta Guardia­marina
 Royal Bahamas Defence Force[3]
Commodore Captain Senior commander Commander Lieutenant commander Senior lieutenant Lieutenant Sub-lieutenant Acting sub-lieutenant
 Barbados Coast Guard[4]
Commodore Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Sub lieutenant Midshipman
Belize Coast Guard
Rear admiral Rear admiral
(lower half) 		Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Lieutenant
(junior grade) 		Ensign
 Bolivian Navy[5]
Almirante Vicealmirante Contraalmirante Capitán de navío Capitán de fragata Capitán de corbeta Teniente de navío Teniente de fragata Alférez
Brazilian Navy[6]
Almirante Almirante de esquadra Vice-almirante Contra-almirante Capitão de mar e guerra Capitão de fragata Capitão de corveta Capitão-tenente Primeiro-tenente Segundo-tenente
 Royal Canadian Navy[7][8]
Admiral Vice-admiral Rear-admiral Commodore Captain (N) Commander Lieutenant-commander Lieutenant (N) Sub-lieutenant Acting sub-lieutenant
Amiral(e) Vice-amiral(e) Contre-amiral(e) Commodore Capitaine de vaisseau Capitaine de frégate Capitaine de corvette Lieutenant(e) de vaisseau Enseigne de vaisseau de 1re classe Enseigne de vaisseau de 2e classe
 Chilean Navy[9]
Almirante Vicealmirante Contraalmirante Comodoro Capitán de navío Capitán de fragata Capitán de corbeta Teniente 1° Teniente 2° Subteniente Guardiamarina
 Colombian National Navy[10]
Almirante Vicealmirante Contralmirante Capitán de navío Capitán de fragata Capitán de corbeta Teniente de navío Teniente de fragata Teniente de corbeta
Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers
Costa Rica Costa Rica No navy


 Cuban Revolutionary Navy[11]
Almirante Vicealmirante Contralmirante Capitán de flotilla Capitán de navío Capitán de fragata Capitán de corbeta Teniente de navío Teniente de fragata Teniente de corbeta Alférez
Dominica Dominica No navy


 Dominican Navy[12]
Almirante Vicealmirante Contralmirante Capitán de navío Capitán de fragata Capitán de corbeta Teniente de navio Teniente de fragata Teniente de corbeta
 Ecuadorian Navy[13]
Almirante Vicealmirante Contralmirante Capitán de navío Capitán de fragata Capitán de corbeta Teniente de navío Teniente de fragata Alferez de fragata
 Navy of El Salvador[14][15]
Almirante Vicealmirante Contralmirante Comodoro Capitán de navío Capitán de fragata Capitán de corbeta Teniente de navío Teniente de fragata Teniente de corbeta


Grenada Grenada No navy


 Guatemalan Navy[16]
Almirante Vicealmirante Capitán de navío Capitán de fragata Capitán de corbeta Teniente de navio Teniente de fragata Alférez de navio Alférez de fragata
Guyana Coast Guard
Rear admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Lieutenant junior grade Sub-lieutenant
Haitian Navy
 Honduran Navy[17]
Vicealmirante Contralmirante Capitán de navío Capitán de fragata Capitán de corbeta Teniente de navío Teniente de fragata Alferez de fragata
 Jamaican Coast Guard[18]
Vice admiral Rear admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Lieutenant (junior grade) Sub-lieutenant
 Mexican Navy[19]
Secretario de Marina Almirante Vicealmirante Contraalmirante Capitán de navío Capitán de fragata Capitán de corbeta Teniente de navio Teniente de fragata Teniente de corbeta Guardiamarina
Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers
 Nicaraguan Navy[20]
Contralmirante Capitán de navío Capitán de fragata Capitán de corbeta Teniente de navío Teniente de fragata Teniente de corbeta Alférez
Panama Panama No navy


 Paraguayan Navy[21]
Almirante Vicealmirante Contraalmirante Capitán de navío Capitán de fragata Capitán de corbeta Teniente de navio Teniente de fragata Teniente de corbeta Guardiamarina
 Peruvian Navy[22]
Gran Almirante del Perú Almirante Vicealmirante Contraalmirante Capitán de navío Capitán de fragata Capitán de corbeta Teniente primero Teniente segundo Alférez de fragata
 Saint Kitts and Nevis Coast Guard
Commander Lieutenant Commander Lieutenant Sub-Lieutenant Midshipman
Saint Lucia Saint Lucia No navy


Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines No navy


 Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard[23]
Rear admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Sub-lieutenant Acting sub-lieutenant
 United States Navy[24]
Fleet admiral Admiral Vice admiral Rear admiral Rear admiral
(lower half) 		Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Lieutenant
(junior grade) 		Ensign
 United States Coast Guard[24]
Admiral Vice admiral Rear admiral Rear admiral
(lower half) 		Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Lieutenant
(junior grade) 		Ensign
 United States Marine Corps[25]
General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenant
 National Navy of Uruguay[26]
Almirante Contraalmirante Capitán de navío Capitán de fragata Capitán de corbeta Teniente de navío Alférez de navio Alférez de fragata Guardiamarina
 Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela[27][28][29]
Almirante en jefe Almirante Vicealmirante Contraalmirante Capitán de navío Capitán de fragata Capitán de corbeta Teniente de navío Teniente de fragata Alferez de navío
Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers

See also

Notes

References

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